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Twyla Hardie and her two boys grateful for free wheels

Cruising in Golden

Twyla Hardie and her two kids, Kadin and Rylan, are enjoying their 2005 Ford Focus after the vehicle was given to them by Kicking Horse Ford on Jan. 16. Hardie was chosen as the recipient of the car amongst dozens of nominations.

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Friday Jan. 16 started off like any other work day for Twyla Hardie.

She arrived at work in the morning and set up behind the deli counter at Overwaitea, a position she’s held since September when she moved there from the front cash.

Then at lunch time she accompanied her man-ager Dwayne Westland to the bank, and that’s

when her day went from ordinary to extraordin-ary.

“(After the bank) he said that he’s got to run to Ford to pick up a part for his car. So we’re just tak-ing a walk and that’s when they sprung it on me,” Hardie recalled.

‘It’ being a red 2005 Ford Focus that Kicking Horse Ford had decided to give away to a mem-ber of the community.

“I cried. I was just floored. Everybody was stand-ing there and a lot of the staff from Overwaitea

was there. I was just crying and everybody was hugging me,” she said with a smile spread clear across her face.

“It was kind of surreal, I went there and won a car and then went back to work.”

Hardie was nominated to receive the car by a dozen individuals in the Ford giveaway. The local dealership received over 80 emails in support of 30 individuals while it was deciding who was going to be its lucky recipient.

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Art show opens up at Golden Secondary School last weekGolden Secondary School Grade 11 student Rebecca Esser and Grade 12 student Montanna Wright discuss some of their art work with School Board Trustee Rhonda Smith at GSS during the school’s art show opening on Tuesday Jan. 27. Students in art teacher Tanya Hobbs’ Grade 10/11/12 split class provided the art work for the show, entitled Meddling Kids. The class used a large variety of mediums and combined them in different ways, mak-ing for a very interesting show.

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Cub found near Golden recoveringGolden Star [email protected]

The young griz-zly cub that was res-cued from Kicking Horse Trail this past December is doing well in Smithers at the Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS).

“Under the expert and wonderful lov-ing care of North-ern Lights Wildlife Society Valentine the grizzly from Gold-en now has a real chance at life after being at death’s door, he is growing strong-er every day and is starting to take more notice of his sur-roundings,” wrote Wendy Chambers on her Facebook page.

Chambers is a local bear activist and vol-unteer with NLWS.

The young cub named Valentine was found severe-ly underweight on Dec. 5, 2014. At the

time, conservation officer Alex Desjar-dins estimated Valen-tine would have sur-vived only a few more days on his own in the wild.

It’s still too soon to know how he’ll

do after being re-released in the spring. But Ange-lika Langen, found-er of NLWS says that results have shown that much of a bear’s behaviours and skills are instinctual rath-

er than learned, espe-cially when it comes to building dens.

For more infor-mation on NLWS, or to donate to their efforts, go to http://www.wildlifeshelter.com.

A young grizzly cub named Valentine is recovering well in Smithers after being rescued near Golden. NLWS Photo

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Upgraded technology

Council voted to direct staff to move ahead with the purchase of new technology for coun-cillors to stay connected.

Coun. Caleb Moss, who put forward the reso-lution, said that it is important for the munici-pality to upgrade its outdated technology and equip councillors with tablets, as most other communities have already done.

It was also noted that switching to tablets, such as iPads, would be less expensive than upgrading the computers.

"What's important is that we're keeping up with current technology," said CAO Jon Wils-gard.

It was not explicitly stated what product would be purchased, but given that the muni-cipality already operates with an Apple system, staff indicated that Apple iPods would be the best option.

Federal Gas Tax Fund

Council has decided to put forward one more application to the Federal Gas Tax Fund Strategic Priorities Fund.

The previous two applications, voted on at the previous council meeting, were for cap-ital projects in town. This application, under

the Capacity Building Stream, is to finance an Ice Jamming Study for the Kicking Horse Riv-er. The estimated value of the study is $75,000, which would be 100 per cent covered if the application is approved.

"It turns my stomach to do another study," said Mayor Ron Oszust. "But it is necessary, and this is our chance to get it 100 per cent cov-ered."

"The intent of undertaking a study is to deter-mine the best solution for ice management, whether it be effective management of grav-el before jamming occurs, facilities to stop ice before entering the community, or strategies for managing ice jams/flows when the occur," read the staff report.

Air Quality Committee

At the last regular meeting, council discussed a request made by the Golden and District Air Quality Committee at the previous meeting. Annette Lutterman, representing the commit-tee, request that council set up a Select Commit-tee.

Although council indicated that they support GDAQC, and would like to keep the lines of com-munication open, they decided that establish-ing a select committee (which carries with it an end date, and specific goals) at this time was not necessary.

“I personally do not believe we need a select committee,” said Oszust.

Snow King Masque Parade preparation continues at AbbeyfieldAlexander Park Elementary School student Taliya Lentz (right) works alongside Mary Lindequist last week at Abbeyfield House as they prepare masks for next weekend’s Snow King Masque Parade. The craft was part of a regular inter-generational get together between kindergarten kids and residents of Abbeyfield. Masks can be made at the former Higher Ground location on 9th Avenue North on Tuesdays after school until 7 p.m., Saturdays 12-5 p.m. and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The 9th annual Masque Parade is set to go on Feb. 14 in Spirit Square.

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Many skiers and boarders are bemoaning weak snow-falls in December and January, but there are plenty of activities going on at the Rec

Plex for locals who are frustrated with the weather.

Weekly drop-in sports such as badmin-ton, basketball, volley-ball and indoor soc-cer are continuing throughout the week as the Town continues

its first winter as the operators of the facil-ity.

“The rates are between $5-10 and it varies depending on the program…it’s usually a pretty good time,” said Magi Scal-lion, who is serving as the Rec Plex’s booking agent with the Town.

Scallion also stressed that the Rec Plex is available for private rentals and at a good price.

“It’s a fantastic facility for things like birthday parties or if it’s a ter-rible day and you have kids on the weekend, our rates for gymna-sium use are (approxi-mately) $30 an hour,” Scallion said.

Some of the week-ly drop-ins have strug-gled with numbers so far this season, and Scallion wants to make sure that locals know that newcomers are always welcome to get out there and give all sports a chance.

“There’s definitely an opportunity to be a high-performance competitor but I’d say most of the people are beginners to aver-age level. They’re very

social groups,” she said.

For more informa-tion and for booking schedules, individuals can email [email protected].


Public NoticeANNUAL UTILITY BILLS NOW ISSUEDAnnual utility bills for water, sewer, and curbside collection services have now been issued to all residents. These represent the fees required to provide these services to you during the course of a year as well as contributions to support future upgrades.

Payments are due by March 31st.Late payments will be subject to charge of 1% per month or 12% per annum.

Payment must be received in full in the form of cash, cheque, money order, debit card, and on-line payments to selected financial institutions. Please allow four business days for processing of on-line payments. Online payments will be applied to your account using the actual date the Town’s bank account received the funds. Payment may also be mailed or dropped off at the Town Office.

If you have not received you annual utility bill, please contact the Finance Department as soon as possible at 344-2271.

Public Notice ANNUAL UTILITY BILLS NOW ISSUED

Annual utility bills for water, sewer, and curbside collection services have now been issued to all residents. These represent the fees required to provide these services to you during the course of a year as well as contributions to support future upgrades.

Payments are due by March 31st. Late payments will be subject to charge of 1% per month or 12% per annum.

Payment must be received in full in the form of cash, cheque, money order, debit card, and on-line payments to selected financial institutions. Please allow four business days for processing of on-line payments. Online payments will be applied to your account using the actual date the Town’s bank account received the funds. Payment may also be mailed or dropped off at the Town Office. If you have not received you annual utility bill, please contact the Finance Department as soon as possible at 344-2271.

Public Notice ANNUAL UTILITY BILLS NOW ISSUED

Annual utility bills for water, sewer, and curbside collection services have now been issued to all residents. These represent the fees required to provide these services to you during the course of a year as well as contributions to support future upgrades.

Payments are due by March 31st. Late payments will be subject to charge of 1% per month or 12% per annum.

Payment must be received in full in the form of cash, cheque, money order, debit card, and on-line payments to selected financial institutions. Please allow four business days for processing of on-line payments. Online payments will be applied to your account using the actual date the Town’s bank account received the funds. Payment may also be mailed or dropped off at the Town Office. If you have not received you annual utility bill, please contact the Finance Department as soon as possible at 344-2271.

Interior Health is currently doing some repairs to the front of entrance at Golden District Hospital following a January 1

motor vehicle accident.

The front entry is still open while repairs are taking place, but IH is requesting that patients/visitors with mobility issues (including wheelchair) access the hospital

through the ambulance entrance.

IH apologizes for the inconvenience and asks that everyone

follows marked signage at the site.

Thank you.

Golden and District Search and Rescue

Annual General Meeting and elections

February 5, 2015 @ 7:30pm210 Fisher Road, (Golden Airport)

All welcome!

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Annual General Meetingand elections

Member of Parliment David Wilks will be in Golden Feb 12th

and will be booking meetings with

constituents. Please call the Cranbrook office to

book a meeting.Ph. 250-417-2250

[email protected]

February 13th at the Seniors CentreLuncheon starts at 1 o’clock

Regular meeting is at 2 o’clockAGM to follow.

SeniorS Centre Luncheon & AGM

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Plenty of activities at the Mount 7 Rec Plex

Drop-in badminton is one of the many weekly activities at the Rec Plex. Star Photo

A whale of a sculpture

Nicholson Elementary students made good use of some wet snow last week when they created several different animal sculptures, including a whale. Pictured are (from left): Tyrel Yost, Paytyn Feldberg, Taylor Schuck, Michelle Wolfenden. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


would like to say thank you the following localbusinesses who donated to their 2015 Home Tournament. Your generosity was greatly appreciated!!

The Golden Novice Rockets

Thank You!

• Columbia Valley Credit Union• Scentsy - Jeannette Jackson• Bear Corner Bed and Bale• Turning Point Restaurant• Golden Home Hardware• Element Theraputics• Golden Golf Course• Golden Dollar Store• Edelweiss Holdings• Snow Peak Rentals• Moose Trax Fudge• Golden Concrete• Days Inn Golden• Legendz Diner• Ken Hamilton• Tim Hortons• Motor Tech• Overwaitea• Top Notch• Minoldo• Kal Tire• IGA• LP

Also, a special thank you to everybody who came out to support

and cheer on out Novice Rockets!

The Golden Figure Skating Club would like to acknowledge the support of the Columbia Basin Trust, which supports the ideas and efforts of people in the Columbia Basin. With the funds received from Columbia Basin Trust the Golden Figure Skating Club was able to purchase exciting new equipment such as a jump/spin harness that has already been installed in the arena over the ice. Learning jumps and spins in a safer way coupled with technological training equipment like cameras and 3D training software our athletes should be able to have more fun while developing new skills. We have also purchased core work out equipment to keep our athletes in their top physical condition and we have received all kinds of toys and equipment to make our Can Skate program more exciting as well! The education and extra training our coaches will be receiving is a

welcomed asset to our club! Thanks to the support of the Columbia Basin Trust we as a club are able to offer a more technologically savvy training program to each of our skaters at every level of skating offered, including preschool and senior. Thank you to the Columbia Basin Trust for supporting our Golden

Figure Skating Club’s restructuring program.

Thank you!

Golden Star [email protected]

Breach of Peace

Police responded to a breach of the peace at a rental property at the Kicking Horse Ski Resort on Jan. 24. Police identified a group of males who were enjoying some hot tub time.

They were consuming alcohol, throwing snow balls at the nearby residence and just being loud. Once police spoke with the males, they moved their festivities inside the residence and no further reported disturbances were had.

Drunk Driving

Police came upon a vehicle leaving the day lodge at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort shortly before mid-night on Jan. 24. The driver exhibited signs of having con-sumed alcohol.

Further investigation confirmed the driver’s blood alco-

hol exceeded 100 mg per cent. The subject was served with a 90 day driving prohibition and a 30 day vehicle impound.

Drugs in Vehicle

On Jan. 24 police observed a local resident operating a vehicle while consuming a drug. Officers conducted fur-ther tests with the driver and confirmed the driver was impaired by drugs.

The subject was served noticed under the Motor Vehicle Act and prohibited from driving for a period of 24 hours.

Break and Enter

Police were notified of a break and enter at a business in Parson on Jan. 25.

Forced entry into the premise had been obtained through a window, and a bottle of liquor was stolen. Anyone with information is asked to call the Golden RCMP.

Attempted Thefts

On Jan. 26 police received a report of a theft in prog-ress in the Blaeberry. Residents were alerted by their dogs barking.

They looked outside to see lights on in an outbuild-ing and a strange vehicle in their driveway. The sus-pects were able to move a vehicle from the outbuild-ing during an attempt to steal it, but fled the scene in a waiting vehicle, described as a white or light coloured car.

One of the suspects is described as male 5”10” with dirty blonde hair wearing a brown hoodie.

A second break and enter and an attempted entry were reported in the following days and are believed to be associated to the same suspect. Police continue to investigate.

If anyone has information of these, or any other crimes in the area, they are asked to contact the Gold-en RCMP at 250-344-2221, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at http://www.bccrimes-toppers.com.

RCMP Report: Police investigating attempted thefts in Golden

Golden Food Bank gets a bump

Stephanie Findlater, second from right, accepts a $1,000 cheque on behalf of the Golden Food Bank from the Columbia Valley Credit Union. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

Staff at Kicking Horse Ford had difficult decision while choosing recipient from nominee list

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“We retired one of our service loaners and were going to put it in the used car lot…we chatted about it and said, ‘you know what, why don’t we pay it forward and give a car away to someone who could use it,” said Ford’s Dan Maisonneuve.

Maisonneuve says that he and his wife Naomi abstained from the decision to award the car to Hardie. Instead, the rest of the staff at Ford examined the emails and nomin-ations and chose the person who they felt could use it the most through an anonymous ballot.

“It was tough to narrow it down,” Maisonneuve said. “There was a back story behind everyone’s (nomination)

and that’s what we narrowed it down to,” Naomi said. Hardie, who has two boys - Kadin, 10, and Rylan, 8 - says

she was a long way away from being able to buy a car on her own.

“There really isn’t income to save for a car,” Hardie said,

who also received six months worth of car insurance from Johnston-Meier.

Maisonneuve, having been overwhelmed with the response he has felt from the community, believes the car giveaway might be something the dealership chooses to pursue again in the future.

“Just doing and seeing the reaction of not only her but the rest of the people was worth it,” Maisonneuve said.

And the dealership couldn’t have picked a more grate-ful recipient.

Even a couple weeks after she rolled off the lot at Ford in her newly acquired Focus, Hardie and her kids remain on cloud nine. Kadin, as the older brother, has already done what older brothers tend to do and claimed the front seat.

The whole family is exceptionally grateful for their new ride.

“A heartfelt thanks to Dan and Naomi and Janice at John-ston-Meier,” Hardie said.

“Big thanks to them,” Rylan added with a grin.

A6 www.thegoldenstar.net Wednesday, February 4, 2015 The Golden Star Star opinion

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- I SURMISE -By Jessica Schwitek

Is health care in this country free?

I suppose it depends on how you look at it. All essential treatments and procedures are paid for by medicare. But for the millions of Canadians who don’t live in an urban centre, close to a major hospi-tal, nothing is really free.

Once you factor in gas for travel, hotel rooms if necessary, and quite often lost wages for family members who have to make the trip with the patient, health care in this vastly spread out country of ours can actually be quite expensive.

Having all of these services available at rural hospitals does not make financial sense. Equip-ment is expensive, and trained staff to operate it is scarce. Centralized services is really the only feasible option.

However if Canada’s, or British Columbia’s, health care system promises affordable care for absolutely everyone, then does the respon-sibility not fall on the government to make sure that patients can afford to access this affordable health care?

Communities and non-profit organizations have done a tremendous job in helping indi-viduals and families who are burdened with the cost of travelling for medical services. Places like Ronald McDonald House even offer lodging for parents with sick children. But should that really be their responsibility?

A young family in Golden is going through a medical crisis, and not for the first time. They are faced with travelling to Alberta to get the neces-sary treatments.

The community has gotten behind this family, and have organized a fundraising event for the second time. The Rotary Club of Golden has also made a contribution.

But what if they hadn’t? What if two young par-ents had to take time off work, travel to Alberta, and stay in hotels until their child was released from care? Who could afford that?

Health care should be equally available to all Canadians regardless of where they live. There should be government funds available for patients who can’t afford these travel expenses. Claiming them on your income tax does not help enough.

We can’t claim to be a country with free health care if not all of the population can afford to physically get to that care. The sheer size of Can-ada does present problems, but we are also a wealthy country who should be able to afford taking care of all our citizens in need.

Columbia River Treaty

Editor,

I am a scholar of Columbia River Treaty history and live in the region where all the losses occurred. My own upcoming book about the treaty, A River Captured, repre-sents a decade of research and trav-el across the Columbia Basin on

both sides of the boundary. This is a big, complex story that deserves lots of attention.

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that the U.S. was not neces-sarily the Big Bad Wolf we would like to make them out to be.

In fact, the U.S. formally asked Canada in the 1930s if this coun-try had an interest in those sal-mon that would be blocked and it

was Canada that said no. Had Can-ada’s response been different, we might have gotten that fish ladder and saved our unique Interior sal-mon runs.

There was considerable contro-versy over the treaty between its signing in 1961 and its ratification by Canada in 1964.

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The great, unexpected ‘Kicking Horse’ controversy of 2015The night before a new

issue of the paper hits news-stands and P.O. boxes can be an exciting time here at the Star’s office. It’s not every week that a controversial issue or news story makes it into the paper, after all this is a pretty small town and some weeks there is little to ruffle our collective feathers, but every once in a while...

Although it was before my time in Golden, I’ve heard countless stories about Bridge to Bridge and how it raised the temperature in town considerably.

This past election didn’t quite reach that level, but there were still numerous issues that kept us on our toes.

After last week’s edition went to print, I don’t think any of the staff at the Star thought it would ignite much of a firestorm. There were plenty of photos of Rick Mer-cer. That seemed straightforward enough. There was a nice piece about Cam and Erin Dawes and their recent purchase of the Golden IGA. Again, not a controversial story.

But as it turned out, HMC’s initiative to produce pamph-

lets designed to expedite local traffic during highway clos-ures was the hot-button issue that took me, and everyone else, by complete surprise.

The bright green passes, emblazoned with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s familiar logo and the slogan “I’m a Kicking Horse Local”, generated such a response on Facebook that it left you wondering what time the masses were planning to gather in Spirit Square with their pitchforks and torches.

“I’m getting tired of hearing Kicking Horse Kicking Horse Kick-ing Horse all over the place ,,, THIS IS GOLDEN NOT KICK-ING HORSE !!!,,,, get it straight !!” read one comment.

“Seriously are (sic) town is called ‘Golden’ not kicking horse !! This is awful,” read another.

The whole thing was a bit of a wake-up call for me. After a year and a half, many long-time locals might still

consider me to be more of a tourist than full-fledged resi-dent. Never have I felt that quite as much as I did this week, when something that was a complete non-issue to me was turned into a spirited debate about this town’s very iden-tity. The very fabric of our being was apparently at stake on these bright, 23x10 cm passes that were supposed to be for our benefit, and I was completely oblivious.

So Golden, it’s been 16 fantastic months, but I’ve come to realize that I’m still years away from actually figuring you out. Personally, I can’t wait for the next surprise.

The Golden Star Wednesday, February 4, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

An icy pond full of stars to Chris and Suzy Schaap. For all their hard work build-ing an ice rink for the neighbourhood kids to enjoy!

Stars to Doug and Veronica at Barrault Brandsource for going above and beyond.

Stingers to all the people who are

so negative on Facebook. There’s no need to be so nasty when someone is just trying to do a nice thing.

Stars to Joni Young for hosting a great ladies painting class.

Stingers to the most obnoxious, 15-foot red neck truck I have ever seen parked in Golden.

Stars to all the won-derful people who are taking the time to organize a fundraiser for a local family in need.

Stingers to which-ever Seahawks player or coach who thought it would be a good idea to throw from the one yard line rather than run with Marshawn Lynch.

Does it bug you when this area is referred to as Kicking Horse rather than Golden?

“I’m not from here but I don’t usually

hear it being referred to as

Kicking Horse.”

“Yeah it kind of does. A lot of

stuff around here is named Kicking Horse, but that’s not the name of

the town.”

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“Nope. I don’t hear it called Kicking Horse very often

but it doesn’t bother me.”

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Janne ArltPrincipal of LGES and FES

Last week we had a school assembly for some students from our Free the Children group to share some background and ideas for helping to improve health care and poverty in other countries. The students will organize some fundraisers to support these efforts.

Also at the assembly, Grade 6 student, Adam Archibald, shared his video of the process we all went through to create our school mural. Janis Dyck, artist in residence for the project, spoke about the experience for her and was thanked by the school for her tremendous work with us.

As a Leader in Me school, students and staff are working on learning and practicing the 7 habits of effective people. Lessons in class-rooms to learn the vocabulary for taking responsibility, reaching goals, solving conflicts and working together is starting to spread to other contexts.

Conversations throughout the school fre-quently include phrases about being pro-active, putting first things first, seeking to understand and looking for win-win solutions. Parents may be hearing some of this language come home and we encourage you to have your children share their understanding and application of the ideas to their lives.

Some of our students worked with the Dance Troupe, Motus O, earlier in January, in sever-al different groups. It was a wonderful oppor-tunity, provided by Kicking Horse Culture and

with the organizational help of Maggie Calla-dine and John Denham. Some results of that work were a springboard for a performance coming up at the Snow King’s Festival next week.

Quinn, a Grade 7 student reports that her class has been cross country skiing:

Recently our class has been going to the Golden Nordic Center to participate in the Grade 7 cross country ski program. The Nordic Club provides everyone with poles, skis and boots (the ones that did not already own them). It was amazing because I really believe that everyone enjoyed it! In fact I can’t remember when my class enjoyed something so much! Also the club had everything organ-ized so well that it seemed like a military oper-ation! I also think it is great that we are doing this because the youth program always needs more athletes! I would like to thank some of the coaches/organizers: Ghislain de Laplan-te, Erwin Perzinger, Sarah Osadetz and Joan Dolinsky.

Our Yearbook Club, with Mrs. Giesbrecht, has been running our school store, LGES Sup-ply Depot, on Thursdays. Students are lined up to buy flavored popcorn or other school supplies, etc. The club plans to use funds earned to buy an iPad for the school.

Monica De, of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, provides opportunities for our stu-dents to develop their literacy skills. Recent-ly, our Guys Read club started up for this year with ‘head readers’ Joel Tansey and Saje Gosal leading the way.

A report from Field Elementary by Jen Cox: January has been another fun busy month

at Field School. In Field, January brings the Yoho Blow festival. We decided to write a class story about the Yoho Blow, both the festival and the weather event (strong winds that come up the valley, often churning snow up into a blizzard).

The students really enjoyed contributing their ideas and powerful language to make a fun and exciting story. We are now working on the illustrations made with plasticine charac-ters and painted backgrounds. We continue to write a daily gratitude journal and have had many discussions about ways in which we are fortunate.

We read a wonderful story called Ruby’s Hope by Hannah Taylor (who was ten when she wrote the book). This story was about homelessness. It sparked lots of discussion and a desire to help those less fortunate. We are working with our school’s PAC to buy 25 mos-quito nets for kids in countries that have Mal-aria by reading 100 books each. The unseason-ably warm January let us spend lots of time out-side, building snowmen, and ice castles, dig-ging tunnels and sliding down hills. We also read stories, did art projects, and wrote about building snowmen.

This month includes Valentine’s Day and Pink Shirt Day. Both of these occasions are opportunities to be kind to others and remind us to appreciate that we are all different, bring-ing varied strengths and talents to our com-munity. Happy February!

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During that time, the agreement was on the edge of being tossed out, with Prime Minister Les-ter Pearson active-ly promoting the negotiation of a new treaty during his 1963 election cam-paign.

The U.S., as a result of their own shift-ing water policies, would have very like-ly cooperated with changing or scrap-ping that treaty. It was Canada’s feder-al bureaucrats who went into high gear to justify what had been signed and make sure it went through.

There is no ques-tion in my mind that Canada and B.C.’s government agen-cies played a very sig-nificant role in mak-ing the mess we got in 1964.

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This WeekAPES After School Program Mon. - Fri. 3 -5:30pm. $12/day ages 5-11. To register leave a msg 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program birth-5years. Mon.&Fri. 12-3:30pm, Wed. 2-5pm, Tues.&Thurs. 8:45-11:45am. 250-439-9324 for info.Guided By Mountains: The Colours of the Wind Jan.16-Feb.21 at the Art Gallery.

Wed, Feb. 4Golden Public Health pres-ents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Winter Walking at the Rec Plex. Wednesdays 9-10am. Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Badminton Wed., 7-9pm at the Rec Plex $6 ($5 stu-dents/seniors) bring racket.Public Skate Wednesdays 7-8pm at the Arena.

Thurs, Feb. 5 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests welcome, annual membership is $25.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursdays 3:45-5:30pm.Aquafit at the Travelodge Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm $5.Shinny at the Arena Thursdays 9-10pm.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-

12pm. 344-8392 to register. GADSAR AGM Feb.5, 7:30pm, 210 Fisher Rd (airport).

Fri, Feb. 6All Girls Hockey run by girls, for girls 9+ Fridays, 4:30pm. Free for minor hockey mem-bers, $100 for non members.A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Free and snacks are included.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth pro-gram Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizenship, community resources, bank-ing, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.Parent&Tot Skate Fridays 11am-12pm at the Arena.Public Skate 12-1:30pm Fridays at the Arena.Winter Walking 1-2pm Fridays at the Rec Plex.Rotary Club Giant Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Feb.6 from 5-9pm at the Civic Centre. Live music. Admission by donation.Free movie (Finding Normal) and popcorn night at the Parson Hall Feb.6 at 5pm.Men’s and Ladies’ Combo Bonspiel Feb.6. 250-344-1304 to register.The Golden Rockets vs. Grand Forks Boarder Bruins Feb.6, 7:30pm, Golden Arena.

Sat, Feb. 7Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Public Skate Saturdays 7-8pm at the Arena.Men’s and Ladies’ Combo Bonspiel Feb.7. 250-344-1304 to register.

Golden Farmers Market Feb.7 at the Rec Plex from 11am-3pm.The Golden Rockets vs. Creston Valley Thundercats Feb.7, 7:30pm, Golden Arena.Whitetooth Grill Concert Series at the Day Lodge at KHMR: Tony Bell Feb.7, 3-5pm.

Sun, Feb. 8Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Public Skate Sundays 4:30-5:45pm at the Arena. Men’s and Ladies’ Combo Bonspiel Feb.8. 250-344-1304 to register.Whitetooth Grill Concert Series at the Day Lodge at KHMR: The Pickups Feb.8, 3-5pm.

Mon, Feb. 9Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Monday, 6-8pm at the Alexander Park School gym. For young men and women ages 12-18.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced ser-vices, call 250-344-5766. Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground.Family Dinner Play and Learn Mon. 5-7pm at the Early Years Centre. Free program includes dinner, parent dis-cussion with child minding. 250-439-9665 to register. Telling Our Life Stories Writing Workshop Mon. 10am-12pm. Techniques to organize memoirs. No writ-ing experience necessary. 250-439-9665 to register. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Golden Youth Rec Hockey Mondays 8-9pm, ages 13-18 until Feb.23.Badminton Mon., 7-830pm at the Rec Plex $6 ($5 stu-dents/seniors) bring racket.Winter Walking at the Rec

Plex Mondays 1-2pm.Indoor Soccer at the Rec Plex 8:30-9:30pm.Al-Anon Group meets Mondays at the Women’s Centre from 6-7pm. 344-6492 for more info.Feb.9 Happy Family Day!

Tues, Feb. 10A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Volleyball drop-in Tues. at the Rec Plex $5, 7-9pm.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English train-ing, citizenship, community resources, banking, hous-ing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Parent and Tot skate Tuesdays 10-11am at the Arena.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Aquafit at the Travelodge Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm $5.Women’s Journal Writing Group Thursdays until March 17, 12:30-2pm. Includes child minding, writ-ing materials, and snacks. 344-5317 to register. Rockwater Grill & Ba

Upcoming Events Air Quality Control meet-ing Feb.11 at the Seniors Centre. 5-7pm open house, 7-8pm presentations and discussion.Whitetooth Grill Concert Series at the Day Lodge at KHMR: Carl Trinkwon Duo Feb.7, 3-5pm.9th Annual Snow King Excellent Space Adventure Masque Parade Feb.14 at 7pm in Spirit Square.Iolanta (Tchaikovsky)/Duke Bluebird’s Castle (Bartok) 10:30am at the Golden Cinema.Elliott Brood with The Wilderness play at The Rockwater Feb.17.Golden Sound Festival Feb.21, various artists pre-form at various Downtown Golden locations.

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Outside of Christopher Col-umbus or Neil Armstrong, there are few pioneers of exploration quite like Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay. Beyond the Edge is the in-depth story of the two mountaineering legends who became the first to con-quer the world’s highest peak when they each summited Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953.

Using a mixture of actual footage and re-enactments, director Leanne Pooley does a thorough job of retelling the challenging ascent. From the British expedition’s arriv-al in Kathmandhu to the trek through the backcountry to base camp to the unpredictabil-ity of the Khumbu Icefall, the story is engaging and well told. Interviews from the major play-ers, including Hillary, enhance the obvious human element as well.

The actors portraying Hillary and Norgay have the right look to make it feel authentic, how-ever their actual acting feels a little clunky and lacking in believbility at times. It’s my only major complaint for the film.

Naturally, the story is incred-ible as we witness two men go to extreme lengths (at extreme risk to their lives) in order to conquer the over 29,000 foot

high Everest. The footage from the Khumbu Icefall, often thought of as the most dan-gerous portion of any Everest ascent, was stunning. The climb up what is now called the Hillary Step was also nicely put togeth-er, as a mentally and physical-ly drained Hillary and Norgay conquered the final obstacle towards the summit. It’s a great

look at human strength and the capabilities of humankind.

Mountaineers will love this closer look at climbing’s most famous expedition, but even those who prefer to conquer mountains with the help of a gondola will find this a fascinat-ing film.

For that reason I’ll give it 8 mouse clicks out of 10.

The Net Result: Everest’s first conquest

Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay’s 1953 triumph is chronicled in Beyond the Edge. General Film Corp.

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Craig Campbell was one of four comedians that had the audience in stiches at the Rockwater on Jan. 28. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Live Father, Like Son, the next to be featured in Kicking Horse Culture’s Film Kicks series, is a poignant new drama from acclaimed Japanese dir-ector Hirokazu Kore-Eda. It tells the heart wrenching story of two sets of parents whose worlds are turned upside down when they learn that their six-year-old sons were switched at birth.

Ryota and Midori Nonomiya (Masaharu Fukuyama and Machi-ko Ono) live with their only child, Keita, in a modern Tokyo highrise. Ryota is an ambitious architect who puts in long hours climbing the cor-porate ladder. Midori is a loving, if docile, stay-at-home mother who carefully monitors Keita’s academic and cultural education. After discov-ering the truth about their son, the Nonomiyas suddenly find their lives populated with a whole new cast of characters.

Like the work of a seasoned sym-phony conductor, Kore-Eda’s direc-tion is at once gentle and powerful, favouring small, tender moments over a single dramatic incident. Japanese pop star Fukuyama deliv-ers a moving performance as the reserved Ryota, whose soul search-ing about what it means to be a father

lies at the heart of the film. Although framed in a Japanese cultural con-text, the questions Kore-Eda poses around parenthood and “nature versus nurture” are universal. Like Father, Like Son reminds us that any definition of family needs to be con-structed around unconditional love, first and foremost.

Like Father, Like Son is playing at the Kicking Horse Cinema on Thursday Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased at the door, cash only.

KHC brings Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son is play-ing at the Golden Cinema on Feb. 5. Photo Submitted


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Fans of Edmonton’s Ten Second Epic might recognize lead sing-er Daniel Carriere and bassist Sandy MacKin-non, but that doesn’t mean they should expect to hear a simi-lar sound when Royal

Tusk performs at Gold-en Sound Festival later this month.

“Besides Sandy and myself it’s a whole other group of guys and you really get quite a different sound,” Carriere said.

“I don’t know, if someone heard Ten Second Epic and Roy-

al Tusk back to back, if they’d know there are overlapping members. It’s actually quite dif-ferent.”

Guitarist J. Eygenraam, drummer Calen Stuckel and key-boardist Motorbike James complete the lineup for Royal Tusk. The group released

their first EP in 2014 featuring the single Shadow of Love, which received considerable radio play. Carriere believes it’s a good example of what they are trying to achieve.

“That song is very indicative of our sound, it’s a very good representation of what we do,” he said.

Part of what makes Royal Tusk click is the band’s differing taste in music.

“We have such differ-ent musical influences so we’re really drawing from a wide spectrum. It all kind of fine tunes into rock music, but in the van when we’re on tour we listen to a lot of Black Sabbath, the Arkells, we listen to Stevie Wonder…we really do just listen to all types of stuff,” Car-riere said.

According to him, more of that range will be on display when the

Tusks get back into the studio, which should happen sometime this year.

“We’re writing like crazy and we’re trying to get in the studio in August for the first full-length.”

To preview what the band will offer in Gold-en for Sound Fest, log on to royaltusk.com.

Royal Tusk gearing up for Golden Sound Fest

The Royal Tusks will be performing at the Golden Sound Festival on Feb. 21. Photo Submitted

Judgment of Paris entertains large crowd at the Civic Centre The Civic Centre hosted Judgment of Paris on Jan. 29. The ensemble combined a mix of cabaret, history and story-telling at the KHC show. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


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Kicking Horse Gym-nastics Club has been preparing for the 2015 competition season. On January 24, 2015 Kayla Sherriff and Sarah Watson compet-ed in their first ever Junior Olympic Com-petition. They both did tremendously well.

Kayla Sherriff earned high Silver scores on Floor, Beam, Bars and All-Around and Sarah Watson earned Gold scores on Floor and Bars, Silver on Beam and Gold All-Around.

The Junior Olym-pics Program is the new competitive program for the Province of Brit-ish Columbia. This program out of the

United States has been adopted by many coun-tries including Mexico and Thailand, and is also the Provincial Pro-gram for Ontario. It is a developmental-based program that focuses on building solid foun-dational skills where athletes deepen their skill set progressively to succeed at higher level competition.

This first year of implementing the pro-gram has been chal-lenging, it is a steep learning curve for ath-letes and coaches alike. Kicking Horse Gym-nastics currently has 12 female athletes in this Junior Olympic Pro-gram along with 3 male athletes in the Men’s Provincial Program.

National Gymnastics Week is February 7-14, 2015 and Gymnastics BC is hosting a colour-ing contest. Winners will be announced on March 2nd. Our Win-ter Recreational Ses-sion ends on March 3rd. Re-registration to our current program-ming will run through to Feb. 27.

On Feb. 28 from 1-4 p.m. at Kicking Horse Gymnastics Club, locat-ed at 907 10th Street North (across from Kootenay Pumping), the advanced athletes will be performing demonstrations of their routines and skills while the gym will be open for new registra-tion and classes.

We continue to appreciate and utilize the uneven bars made

possible with a Colum-bian Basin Trust Grant and the club is thankful to the generosity of Key City Gymnastics Club in Cranbrook who gave the club the base for a spring floor. Gymnasts have been jumping and swinging to great-er heights every day!

The Coaching Staff has really begun to develop and deepen in recent months. Coach Christine Muise con-tinues to offer a major-ity of the program-ming; Level 1 Certi-fied Coach Jasmine Wan offers afterschool coaching alongside Level 1 Coaches-In-Training Emily King and Zara Johnson; Coach Mel Weber offers her time and tal-ents to advanced ath-letes and substitute coaching; and newly hired Associate Coach Sherri Kindrachuk has joined the staff team and is updating her certification level. The club also has Pre-Coach-In-Training Volunteers: Meghan Oslund, Rachel Coch-ran, Walker Lapins, Ayra McCarthy and Kayla Lush.

Fundraising con-tinues through our local Sponsor Cards, still available for $20/ card at the club or through a participat-

ing gymnast. Inquir-ies can be made to the club anytime at [email protected] or [email protected].

Gymnastics club implemented new Junior Olympics Program

Kayla Sherriff and Sarah Watson pose with their coach Christine Muise after scoring well in their first ever Junior Olympic Competition. Photo Submitted

Golden Faith Column: So TypicalSubmitted by Rev. Jim DorstGolden Pentecostal Church

So Typical.A few years ago I joined a community group made up of people repre-

senting various service providers of Golden. At one of the first meetings we did an exercise where we listed the organizations that were present. Then for each organization listed we brainstormed to list stereotypes that would be associated with the particular organization. We followed up by discussing reasons why these stereotypes may exist, and if they were valid. It was a very liberating exercise in that it quickly removed preconceived notions we may have had about each other, and replaced those notions with a clearer and more accurate understanding of each other. For myself it also gave me an insight into how people view Chris-tianity.

So just think about the word “Christian” for a moment.What thoughts, images, or concepts quickly come to mind here? “Christian.” Are the thoughts

positive or negative? Did a person come to mind? Was it an experience you had? Was it something you remember hearing someone say? Did your thoughts run to Ned Flanders (The Simpsons) or some other character?

These things can definitely influence one’s perspective on Christianity and Christians. For example, a question of good or bad behavior may be prominent; or the idea that Christians are against everything. The result can lead to stereotyping or misinformation. It also leads to a prom-inent idea that Christianity is rooted in morals and behavior patterns.

However, Christianity is not rooted in moral observances per se; it is rooted in faith, in believ-ing God. The God who can bring change to one’s life. Who can provide help in times of need. God who loves, saves, heals, and forgives. Christianity is about an active faith in Christ. Faith in a historical Jesus who came, lived, died, rose again, and lives forever with purpose. Christianity is about the presence of God through the Holy Spirit actively at work in the church today.

With that being said, can one define a typical Christian? Probably about as well as one could define a typical student, mill worker, or railroader without falling into the trap of stereotyping. My definition of a Christian would be “a genuine follower of Jesus Christ.” And as people and situ-ations are diverse, so genuine Christians will be a (not so typical) diverse group.

In re-reading what I have written I realize that I have only touched the surface of “Christian.” This column will continue from week to week with submissions from other ministers from the churches of Golden. May each article offer a clearer and more accurate understanding of our Christian faith.

- Rev. Jim Dorst -Golden Pentecostal Church

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After several years of offering fantastic financial incentives to upgrade wood stoves, and public educa-tion emphasizing the importance of dry fire-wood and hot fires, there are still plenty of excessively smoky chimneys around town creating a neighbour-hood nuisance.

And even though we have a bylaw against backyard burning in Golden, and the dump will accept yard waste for free spring and fall, people are still lighting up green brush piles in their yards.

Some folks may not know that air pollu-tion caused by wood burning is a major con-tributor to heart and lung disease, and can exacerbate asthma and

allergies. The most vul-nerable people in our town affected by these serious health con-ditions are children and senior citizens. We should all be con-cerned as the negative effects can be cumula-tive.

And despite improvements in street cleaning to deal with road dust, we still have levels of dust (fine par-ticulates) that are peri-

odically well over prov-incial air quality object-ives.

Golden and the prov-ince have put effort into anti-idling cam-paigns, and yet people routinely park all over town and leave their engines running, even while shopping. This not only wastes fuel, and is hard on your engine, but also unnecessarily emits toxic exhaust fumes made up of nitrogen oxides, fine particu-lates and other air pol-lutants.

Larger industries including the railway and mill are regulated at the federal and prov-incial levels. However, further improvements can be made in emis-sions control while still keeping our economy strong. This requires political will and com-munity support.

Research is showing that there are no “safe” levels when it comes to breathing in fine par-ticulates. They lodge deep in our lungs and can make us sick. Not to mention that exces-sive smoke and dust

makes for an unpleas-ant environment to live in.

Poor air quality in Golden is a period-ic problem, not a con-stant one. We may live in a small town, but being bounded by mountains on all sides, air pollution can accumulate in the val-ley bottom and reach higher levels than in a large city on the coast. This happens when there are temperature inversions and wind speeds are slow. It all adds up.

If we all paid more attention to control-ling air pollution as individuals, business-es, and government, we could collectively clean up our air shed and breathe easier every day.

Golden recently voted in a new Town Council. We need to work together to build leadership on the issue of air quality, and see how we can make our Town’s air and quality of life, the best it can be.

On Wednesday, Feb-

ruary 11, 2015, there will be a public meet-ing to talk about air quality in our valley. From 5 pm to 7 pm drop in to an Open House at the Golden Senior’s Center or join us for presentations and discussion from 7 pm to 8 pm. Please join us!

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Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier when he suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers on Apr. 15, 1947 once said: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking of me…All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

Many didn’t, of course, but Robinson earned the respect and adoration of millions through both the way he conducted himself in the face of racism and his incredible play on the field.

In a somewhat similar fashion, Saul Indian Horse turned heads as soon as he strapped on skates at St. Jerome’s residential school. Unusual-ly small, Saul made up for his lack of size with blaz-ing fast speed and Gretzky-like vision. Initially heckled and laughed at, Saul frequently had the mostly white crowd in awe as soon as he flashed his skills. That is, until race begins to play a factor and he is banished from the Midget team that so badly needed his talent. “They think it’s their game,” said Saul’s coach Father Leboutilier.

Beyond Saul’s hockey dreams, Indian Horse is about residential schools and the intense assimi-lation of Aboriginal children during much of the 20th century. Saul’s parents and grandmother did all they could to keep him out of the schools, which were known for their harsh and often abu-sive treatment of students, but eventually SAul was taken in. Author Richard Wagamese is blunt with his description of Saul’s time at St. Jerome’s. As the protagonist recalls: “I saw kids die of tuber-culosis, influenza, pneumonia and broken hearts at St. Jerome’s.” Wagamese doesn’t mince words, and the brutality of his writing helps paint an incredibly tragic picture of the Canadian govern-ment’s atrocities of the not-so-distant past.

Leboutillier is alone among the ranks of super-visors at St. Jerome’s who treats Saul with the respect of an equal, and it’s through him that Saul

learns the game that he would grow to love. This is historical fiction at its finest as Wagamese

creates characters that jump off the book’s 200 something pages and truly come to life because of its context within the last century. An Objiway himself, it’s evident that this is a deeply personal subject matter for him and that only enhances his work here.

Frankly, I can’t recommend this book enough. It’s a true tour de force of Canadian literature.

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How can we protect the air we

breathe in Golden?

What are the sources of air

contaminants in the Golden area?

Why do small mountain towns

sometimes suffer from poor air?

Speakers:

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A. Luttermann PhD Consulting

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015GOLDEN AIR QUALITY PUBLIC MEETINGLOCATION: Golden Senior’s CentreTIME: 5-7 pm Open House 7-8 pm Presentations & Discussion

We need your input to help plan for the future of Golden’s air shed!

One would think that the early days of health care in this area would have been haphazard at best, but records indicate to us that may not be true at all.

The Canadian Pacific Railway was the chief employ-er before the turn of the century in this area and they found it to be in their best interest to provide every amenity pos-sible to their men.

This included a doctor. It was a very difficult and often impossible task to find a health care

professional who was willing to follow along the laying of the rail.

But C.P.R. strived

to see that each of their sections was equipped with a doc-tor. In December of 1896, Dr. A.P. Proc-

tor was brought to Donald as the official C.P.R. Doctor and would cover the area known as the Selkirk section.

Within a very short time he was set up at the hospital in Don-ald, which really was nothing more than a tumble down shack, and began to make friends of the locals.

Dr. Proctor had a real way with people, and was soon endear-ing himself to the general population as well as his patients. Most especially he loved children.

Dr. Proctor believed that the population depended on what the children were and therefore it was in everyone’s best interest to see that they were healthy and well educated. He was soon active in all manner of clubs and became the most eligible bachelor in the district.

Although we have no firm records to verify the kind of maladies that the good doctor would have treated we are aware that typhoid fever was prevalent

in the area during that time period.

As well, the doctor would have treated all the broken bones, gunshot wounds and other health care problems that would have arisen. The most interesting of these would have been his early attempt at skin grafting.

Although skin grafting had been performed earlier, it really hadn’t been proven until late 1869 by a physician called Jacques Louis Reverdin.

Before that time several, rather bar-baric sounding cures were tried with very little success. Among these was tannic acid, gentian violet and concentrated solver nitrate, all of which failed to produce the desired effect.

After this period passed the meth-ods of treating burn victims changed and it was general-ly believed that the best treatment was to wash the wounds thoroughly with soap and water and leave them in the open air to dry.

It was only after the

Second World War that any significant advances were made in the field of skin grafting. That makes it seem even more incredible that Dr. Proctor was working with the idea in Don-ald in 1897.

A young child, whom our records only call Daniels’ child, was brought to the doctor suffering burns over a large part of his body.

I’m sure that the doctor was only brought in to tell the parent that there was no chance of sur-vival, but the doctor wasn’t willing to just give up.

Word spread that the doctor was trying to save the child’s life, but that skin donors would be needed and soon the doctor had all the donors he needed to make the job complete.

It must have taken courage to donate skin in those days when freezing the area was not used yet. Dr. Proctor graft-ed 52 pieces of skin from different resi-dents of Donald.

Only one of the grafts didn’t take

and the records show that it was because the child removed it.

Unfortunately we don’t know if the child survived, but we do know that he lived with his suc-cessful grafts for over a month, which according to the information that I researched about burns gave him a pretty good chance.

Seems kind of impossible when you think of the condi-tions that the doctor was working under; dirt floors, poor lighting, little infor-mation, poor sani-tation and the con-stant threat of infec-tion. Infection is still one of the main rea-sons people die from burns today.

After 15 months at Donald, Dr. Proctor entered into a part-nership with Dr. Fur-rer, of Kamloops.

Dr. Cross and Dr. Malloch were each stationed at Donald after Dr. Proctor but he was the last full time doctor to prac-tice before the C.P.R. considered that local health care would be handled by the doc-tor at Golden.

Dr. Proctor was the first MD to care for the residents of Donald

- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

As CPR extended their railroad through the country they brought in doctors to make sure the new population would be taken care of. Dr. A.P. Proctor was the first to come to Donald, pictured above, and covered the area know as Selkirk. Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum

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‘Divine timing’ is a phrase that can be used to describe an etheric opportunity, an energy supported moment in our life cycles that represents a receptiveness both with-in ourselves, and the world at large, to allow for the chan-ges we have been contemplating. When we are acting in accordance with ‘divine timing,’ a dream, initiative or idea we have been fostering, gathers momentum, seem-ingly of its own accord. This does not mean we haven’t planned, invested and acted in accordance towards what we are desiring, but rather, that these actions and the opportunities that manifest alongside them, open, like wings on an angel or a bird, catching an updraft and are propelled forward.

During this present week, notice the ways in which, doors continue to open for the fulfillment of a long cher-ished wish. If however, one is noting that the universe is not responding in a supportive way, it is time to pause and reconsider. Are we pushing a project forward that would be better left until the ‘timing’ is right? With a few hours devoted to self awareness do we discover that there are still steps we need to take person-ally, before we would be ready for ‘divine timing’ to assist us with a massive change? Is it a week for which we require extra rest and gentleness, or a week where we can seek to fos-ter relationships that inspire? If we are feeling exhausted divine timing will very rarely bring us back abundance. We can choose to be self supportive and nourish ourselves in preparation for the next flight.

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It is with sadness that the family of Marcia Dreany announces her passing on January 27, 2015 at the age of 58 years at Golden and District Hospital.A Celebration of Life service for Marcia will take place on Saturday February 7, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Golden Senior’s Centre, a reception will follow the service allowing family and friends

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Daniel George LindsayJuly 30, 1970 - January 27, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dan on

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Dan fought a hard and courageous battle with cancer and is now with

his beloved wife Dawn. They are now watching over their two children

Carter and Maddy.A memorial service will be held to

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3:00 p.m. MSTAt the Golden Civic Centre806 10th Ave South, Golden

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Homes for Rent2 bdr. house. Close to Lady Grey. Large yard, laundry, large living room. 250-344-3535/5629.

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Offi ce/RetailCommercial Space beside Body Quest for lease. 1400 sq ft, main level, avail. now. 250-344-7876.

Shared Accommodation

Quiet, responsible, mature, working person to share 2 bdrm cabin with me Feb. 15, $400/month inclds hydro, plus $200 damage deposit. (No parties, drugs, traffi c, please). Close to town in North Bench. Preferably someone who can take over renting the whole cabin at end of March. 250-439-8225

StorageS TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O MStorage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units. 250-344-3104.

Suites, LowerSunshine basement suite. 2 Bdr newly reno’d. Centrally located. Large fenced back yard w/ garden plot. Private covered entrance. Walk-in closet. Very cool rental suite, a must see! W/D. Avail Mar. 1. No pets, N/S. 6 mo. lease min. $775/mth. Please call Mike 250-344-8385 or Lee 250-348-2242.

Townhouses3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1500+ sqft townhouse with balcony. Pro-pane fi replace & dishwasher. No pets; no parties. Long term preferred. Good references & security deposits required $1595 per month + utls. 250-344-6710.

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VS. VS.

TWO HOME GAMES IN A ROW!!! GO ROCKETS GO!!!Golden Rockets

VS.Grand Forks Border Bruins

FRIDAY FebRuARY 6th

7:30 PM GOLDeN AReNA

Golden Rockets VS.

Creston Valley Thundercats

SAtuRDAY FebRuARY 7th

7:30 PM GOLDeN AReNA

Rockets’ 2015 slide continues with two more divisional defeatsJoel [email protected]

The Rockets closed the books on a difficult January with a pair of losses to division rivals over the weekend. The back to back home defeats left Golden with a dismal 2-8 record since the start of 2015 and has all but guaran-teed them a first round date with division powerhouse Fernie once the playoffs begin later this month. Encour-agingly, the Rockets outshot their opponents across both games, but once again failed to finish on too many opportunities.

“We’re outplaying teams…but we are not being rewarded. We are having a tough time putting the puck in the net and it’s not for a lack of chances, we just aren’t fin-ishing the plays,” said head coach Ty Davidson.

Golden 1, Columbia Valley Rockies 3

Friday’s date against the last place Columbia Valley Rock-ies would have seemed like a good opportunity for the Rockets to bust out of their January slide, but their High-way 95 rivals had other plans.

After a scoreless opening two periods where goaltend-er Mark Becica stopped all 16 shots he faced, Ian Desrosier notched his team-leading 30th of the season 12 seconds into the third to give Golden a 1-0 advantage.

The lead evaporated in the span of three minutes mid-way through the period when Randy Teeple, Kale John-ston and Dario Piva beat Becica to give the Rockies a com-manding 3-1 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. Becica ended up making 27 saves on 30 shots in a losing cause.

Golden 2, Creston Valley 4

The Rockets scored first again a night later with the Thunder in town. Braeden Allkins tallied a power play goal just under halfway through the first, but what proved to

be the Rockets’ lone lead of the game ended less than a minute later when Thunder forward Carson Cartwright scored his first of three on the night.

Cartwright got number two 11 minutes into the second but the Rockets found the equalizer before the end of the period courtesy of Tanner Watt.

Cartwright completed the hat trick with the game win-ner with under 7 minutes to play and Connor Kidd added insurance for Creston with five minutes left. The Rockets outshot the Thunder Cats by a 34-23 count, with Magnus

Viberg making 19 out of 23 saves for Golden.

The Rockets have five games left in the regular season to pull out of their funk, with home dates against the Grand Forks Border Bruins and Creston scheduled for this week-end. They’ll wrap up the regular season on Feb. 15 and Davidson is hoping his club can build momentum before the games start to really count.

“It is important that we play well and get some wins under our belt and get some positivity going,” he said.

Rockets forward Braeden Allkins powers into the zone during the team’s Saturday night loss to the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. The Rockets finished January with a 2-8 record and are firmly locked into the final spot in the Eddie Mountain Division. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

Novice Rockets host difficult competition

The Novice Rockets played host to an assortment of challenging teams from Calgary, Invermere and Cranbrook last weekend. Left photo: Hannah Palumbo tends goal. Right: Ludo Hadford battles an opponent. Photos Submitted


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Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234

#10 Swiss Village MHP3 bedrooms 2 baths 924sqft

$65,0001402 Adolf Johnson Road

9 bdrms 9 baths 5,929sqft 12.2 acres

$990,000

#6, 1215 - 9th Street2 bedrooms 1 bath 956 sqft

$175,500

1401 Granite Drive2 bedrooms 2 baths 2,702sqft

$495,600

1636 Purcell Woods Close3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,727sqft

$997,700

#17, 1333 Aemmer Way1 bedroom 1 bath 672sqft

$215,000#111, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail

2 bedrooms 2 baths 905sqft

$239,900

2732 Golden Donald Upper Road4bdrms 3 baths 3,700sqft 7 acres

$549,900

904 McBeath Road3bdrms 2 baths 1,500sqft 3.6 acres

$410,000

1113 Horse Creek Road3 bdrms 1 bath 1,541sqft 70 acres

$539,900

959 McAllister Road2 bdrms 1.5 baths 2,160sqft 4.03 acres

$310,0002461 Seward Road

3 bedrooms 2 baths 2,336 sqft 28 acres

$469,900REDUCED

1539 Campbell Road3bdrms 1 bath 980sqft 7 acres

$299,600

3897 Highway #95, South4bdrms 3 baths 3,800sqft 5 acres

$550,000

1592 Golden Avenue3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,600sqft

$975,000

#18, 1333 Aemmer Way2 bedrooms 1 bath 770sqft

$279,000

2145 Mitchell Road5 bdrms 3.5 baths 3,000sqft 11.6 acres

$449,500

#206, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 1 bath 802sqft

$195,000

#1, 806 - 9th StreetLand and Building

$269,900

IN TOWN LOTS

Granite Drive 3 Lots available each listed at $199,6001608 Gareb Road 71’ x 180’ $89,900

1500 Quartz Crescent3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,447sqft

$579,600

2014 Alexander Drive3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,750sqft

$330,000NEW863 Barber Road

4bdrms 2 baths 2,781sqft 1.6 acres

$349,000NEW520 - 12th Street

5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,618sqft

$429,000NEW

#15, 415 - 5th Avenue2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,388sqft

$299,900#10 Parkland Gardens

3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,152sqft

$154,900

#15, 851 Read Road3 bedrooms

$95,000NEW

1502 Poplar Street3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,768sqft

$420,0001213 - 10th Avenue

3 bedrooms 1+ baths 3,300sqft

$299,000

5256 Ben Hynes Loop Road

$362,000

2bdrms 2 baths 1,500 sqft 67 acres

1205 Trans Canada HighwayLand & Building

$900,000

904 - 14th Street3 bedrooms 1.5 baths 1,251sqft

$229,0001361 Pine Drive

4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,532sqft

$443,300

SOLD

917 - 10th AvenueLand and Building

$249,900509 Main Street

Land & Building Fully Rented

$699,000

#203 - 1545 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 2 baths 915sqft

$225,000

1590 Columbia Valley View6 bedrooms 7 baths 4,500sqft

$1,695.001638 Purcell Woods

3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,682sqft

$875,000

RURUAL ACREAGES

2166A Blaeberry Road 38.6 acres $369,000532 Anderson Road 155 acres $449,900Re� ection Lake Road 3 acreages available from $130,000 to $280,0004151 Thomas Road 30 acres $199,000Lot 8, 2017 McMurdo Road 5.93 acres $79,000Re� ection Lake Road 2 acreages available from $122,500 to $137,5001382 Black Bear Drive 2.03 acres $140,000576 Habart Road .4 acre $89,900Highway #95 South 40 acres $209,900Kettleston Road 2 acreages available from $249,500 to $349,500515 Highway #1 12 acres $59,000

910 - 12th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,854sqft

$330,000NEW

1596 Columbia Valley 1.871 acres

$140,900REDUCED

Golden Star, February 04, 2015

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